Fire in Tsada close to being brought under control, authorities say

Authorities said on Sunday evening that the large, fast-moving wildfire raging in the Tsada area of Paphos is nearing full extinguishment.

“We are heading towards putting out the fire and we are on the right track,” the head of the forestry department, Savvas Iezekiel, told CNA, noting that a large number of his department’s firefighting forces are assisting in the operation.

The blaze, he said, has been burning through shrubland